Alpha Technologies APB HFC Voltage Booster - Manual (Page 7)

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Fig. 1-1, APB Voltage Booster
1.0 System Overview
1.1 Introduction
The Alpha Power Booster (APB) was created to improve network effi ciency and reduce life
cycle cost by eliminating lightly loaded power supplies at the end of long amplifi er cascades.
The voltage booster accomplishes this by boosting end-of-line voltages. The voltage boost
allows deeper penetration of the HFC network and eliminates the need for power supplies
and batteries near the end of the HFC network.